MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '24 at 16:21
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 850 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 17,450 User benchmarks, average bench 145% Asus(1043 894C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 188 Parallax 203 169% 199 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 159 Splatting 122 147% 190 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 156%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 372 372 367 379 375 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 486 Mixed 430 SusWrite 372 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 44 160% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 266 224% 327 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 130%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 269GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 482 485 488 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 454 SusWrite 486 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 53.8 180% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 256% 327 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2SG4

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $149

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,712x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,285x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,466x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,563x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	949x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16